Wounded await evacuation on day three of Aleppo truce
AFP, Aleppo :Hundreds of wounded civilians were stranded in rebel-held areas of Syria’s Aleppo Saturday after the UN said security concerns had prevented evacuation convoys...
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IS jihadists attack Iraq`s Kirkuk in Mosul diversion
AFP, Kirkuk :Jihadist gunmen, some of them wearing suicide vests, attacked the Iraqi city of Kirkuk Friday, an apparent effort to divert the thousands of...
UN rights boss denounces air strikes on Aleppo as war crimes
Reuters, Geneva :The top United Nations human rights official said on Friday that the siege and bombing of eastern Aleppo in Syria constituted “crimes of...
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Scotland publishes independence referendum billAFP, EdinburghScotland’s government published a draft independence referendum bill on Thursday as a fallback plan if it is not able to...
May expects full EU role until Brexit
BBC Online :Britain expects to be part of EU decision-making until Brexit, Theresa May has told fellow EU leaders.The prime minister said the UK should...
Russian warships pass through English Channel
BBC Online :A flotilla of Russian warships is passing through the English Channel en route to Syria.Two British naval ships are shadowing the vessels. The...
Vatican, China in final push for elusive deal on bishops
Reuters, Rome :Representatives from the Vatican and China are expected to meet before the end of the month in Rome in an effort to finalise...
‘Humanitarian pause’ goes into effect in Aleppo
AFP, Aleppo :A “humanitarian pause” announced by Russia went into effect on Thursday in the Syrian army’s devastating Moscow-backed assault on rebel-held areas of Aleppo...
Iran steps up weapons supply to Yemen’s Houthis via Oman
Reuters, Washington Iran has stepped up weapons transfers to the Houthis, the militia fighting the Saudi-backed government in Yemen, U.S., Western and Iranian officials tell...
May seeks to calm Brexit fears at first EU summit
AFP, London :British Prime Minister Theresa May will seek to allay fears of the disruptive impact of Brexit after a wave of criticism when she...
US warns `overwhelming` response to any North Korea use of nukes
AP, Washington :The United States warned Wednesday that any attack on American allies or use of nuclear weapons by North Korea would be met with...
Mosul offensive going faster than expected: Iraqi PM
Reuters, Paris :Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Thursday that Iraqi forces were moving faster than expected towards Islamic State’s stronghold of Mosul, and that...